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persecution

per·se·cu·tion [ pùrssə kysh'n ] (plural per·se·cu·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. the persecuting of somebody: the subjecting of a race or group of people to cruel or unfair treatment, e.g. because of their ethnic origin or religious beliefs

2. suffering of persecuted people: the suffering felt by persecuted people

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